Pvt. Edward J. Peters captured a photograph of Madame Josephine Vassaux in Montbrehain, Aisne, France on October 14, 1918. Her husband, Charles Vassaux, was killed by a shell thrown into the city on October 6, 1916. Despite her husband's death and years of being bedridden, she refused to leave his bedside until burial arrangements were completed. In the photo, she is seen recounting the incident to 1st Lieutenant McDaniel of the 15th Field Signal Battalion, formerly Company A, Signal Corps, 30th Division. The image was passed by the censor, and the Notes indicate the tag numbe
Pvt. Edward J. Peters captured a photograph of Madame Josephine Vassaux in Montbrehain, Aisne, France on October 14, 1918. Her husband, Charles Vassaux, was killed by a shell thrown into the city on October 6, 1916. Despite her husband's death and years of being bedridden, she refused to leave his bedside until burial arrangements were completed. In the photo, she is seen recounting the incident to 1st Lieutenant McDaniel of the 15th Field Signal Battalion, formerly Company A, Signal Corps, 30th Division. The image was passed by the censor, and the Notes indicate the tag number as 24686.
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